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Tenth of December is a collection of short stories by American author George Saunders. It contains stories published in various magazines between 1995 and 2012. The book was published on January 8, 2013, by Random House. One of the stories, "Home", was a 2011 Bram Stoker Award finalist.
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- 2013
Jan 3, 2013 · Tenth of December is a book of fiction by George Saunders, a master of the short story genre. The book explores themes of class, sex, love, loss, war, and morality through vivid and original stories.
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Tenth of December is a book of 10 stories by American author George Saunders, exploring themes of empathy, morality, and social critique. The stories depict various failures of empathy between characters, such as a teenager who stops a kidnapping, a woman who abandons a puppy, and a prisoner who chooses to die by suicide.
Oct 27, 2019 · Learn how Saunders' short story explores themes of imagination, reality, and integration through the intertwined rescues of a boy and a suicidal man. Discover how the dreamlike narrative, the frozen landscape, and the interdependence of the characters create a moving and surreal effect.
A short story collection by George Saunders that explores various themes and styles, such as suicide, manatees, and clichés. The title story follows a boy who imagines rescuing a girl and a man who tries to end his life, but is saved by a stranger.
Jan 24, 2013 · “Tenth of December” was announced on the cover of the Times Magazine as the best book people will read this year. Your readings have been drawing huge crowds.
Unsettling, insightful, and hilarious, the stories in Tenth of December—through their manic energy, their focus on what is redeemable in human beings, and their generosity of spirit—not only entertain and delight; they fulfill Chekhov’s dictum that art should “prepare us for tenderness.”
